Children's authors ready to inspire 1,000 Wyre Forest schoolchildren
Three children’s authors are hoping to inspire more than 1,000 pupils from six primary schools in and around Wyre Forest with a love of reading and writing this week.
Year groups from one to six are coming together from Severn Academies Educational Trust schools to take part in sessions aimed at nurturing and developing their skills and enthusiasm.
Morning sessions are being held at Stourport Primary Academy and afternoon sessions at St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Areley Kings.
Year one and two pupils are meeting with environmental-themed author Claire Culliford, best known for her international series The Little Helpers, on Thursday, while Years three and four teamed up with author, illustrator and poet Kev Payne on Monday.
Children’s writer Jason Beresford, best known for his Fabulous Fish Fingers series, had sessions with Years five and six on Tuesday.
Chris King, trust chief executive, said: “As a trust we relish opportunities for our children to learn together beyond their classrooms and sessions like these can have such a positive impact on their development.”
The events coincide with World Book Day which on Thursday, marked by story-telling and pupils dressing up as their favourite fictional characters.
The primary school members of the trust are Wilden All Saints CE Primary, St Bartholomew’s CE Primary, Hartlebury CE Primary, Stourport Primary Academy, Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy and Far Forest Lea Memorial CE Primary Academy.
